We recently had a patient who arrived on our service in the intensive care unit after a complicated surgery. The surgery left him close to dying, and he was immediately put on life support and given heavy sedatives. Ventilators breathed for him. Special drugs kept his heart beating. A continuous pump acted as his kidneys,… Read More »
Want to know what it feels like to just workout in a sports bra without intimidation, fear, or judgments? FREEDOM! Photo Credits: Daphne Youree #irockthesportsbra was a mere thought – an instant universal download. I desperately wanted to overcome my body insecurities born out of needing to BE PERFECT during my 13-year (& counting) fitness… Read More »
AMSTERDAM – Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have been doing without any regulation for a decade. Outside view of Erasmus MC Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Eva Plevier The hospitals told Reuters in recent weeks they made their decisions on ethical grounds.… Read More »
Jen BabakhanNov 29 Imagine Florida being too cool: That’s the case for this woman with a rare condition called cold agglutinin disorder. When the temperature dips below 75 degrees, her body turns on itself. Courtesy Bioverativ Sometimes you wake up more tired than usual. Sometimes the weight seems to pile on for no reason. But… Read More »
Lung cancer symptoms can be mistaken for less serious conditions, but as it’s one of the most common and serious types of cancer it’s important to recognise all the signs as early as possible. One of the most common signs, a cough, can be confused for being a symptom of asthma, which is considered less… Read More »